The Lab Gem Supplier

Jewelry designer Kotomi’s own life story is perhaps as unique as the beautiful jewels she creates.  Being born in Japan, eventually immigrating to London, England, Kotomi is one designer who can truly boast a unique, well rounded, combination of cultural influences.  Having traveled throughout the world, documenting her journey with gorgeous crisp self shot photographical [...]

If you’re older than 25, you probably have not-so-distant memories of a brighter, more intense time in the world of fashion – one when neon hair accessories and oversized pink, orange, yellow, and lime jewelry could be seen on women of all ages.  In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s neons were very popular in Men’s fashion [...]

Most jewelry store customers visit their jeweler looking for gold, silver, or platinum jewelry, but now there is a new is a new metal that is making its way into the mainstream – Palladium.  Palladium, whose chemical symbol and atomic number are Pd and 46 respectively, is a rare and lustrous silver-white metal.  The discoverer [...]

Do you have a favorite animal and if so would you like the world to know?  As it turns out, many men and women do!  That’s why rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings featuring “critters” or animals are so very coveted today and have been historically as well.  Celebrities, including Katy Perry, who was photographed wearing [...]

Karen Erickson and Vicki Beamon’s jewelry has been worn by models, actresses, and serious fashionistas around the world for over thirty years now.  Their brand Erikson Beamon is known for their innovation and creativity and for being one of the elite trend setters rather than trend followers in the jewelry industry.  Recently, the famous jewelry [...]

Jewelry designers take note, there is an absolutely gorgeous new trend exploding in the world of jewelry design and sales – the use of pave spheres (or ovals). All pave sphere jewelry is starts with loose round diamonds or gorgeous loose round cz stones that coat the entire surface of a round or oval bead. They are then used to create pieces such as necklaces bracelets (both stretch and clasped), earrings, and even rings.The type of loose stone used will greatly affect the price of the finished piece created with the round or oval beads.

The retail industry as a whole can’t wait to get started on the holiday shopping season. The economy has been causing a drag on sales as people are watching their pennies which is not conducive to buying anything frivolous. They are so anxious that some, including Wal-Mart, are opening early Thanksgiving Morning to give you [...]

It’s the age old question when you know someone in the business – can I get that wholesale? We all want to save money – mostly so we can use it for something else. Now we are faced with the holidays. Some are a little shy about giving the wholesale purchased gift. Others brave it [...]

You have heard it many times, usually from the person who has a birthday near a big holiday like Christmas – two occasions close together leads to fewer gifts. To be fair about it, let’s just ignore the fact that they are probably the least subjective of judges to hear from on the subject. In [...]

There are many special occasions to break out the bubbly. New Years, weddings and any number of special announcements can be accompanied by a toast with the sparkling drink. These occasions can also be accompanied by different champagne, the loose cut cz gem that is the color of the French favorite but comes in at [...]